‘General News’ Archive
Action Packed Saturday
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
On Saturday, the Mt. Gilead football team took a break from running drills on the football field to help move furniture at Flying Horse Farms. As truckloads of bunk beds arrived, our team of volunteers formed an assembly line and worked through the hot August morning -- moving furniture off the trucks, into camper cabins. A sincere thank... Read more →
First Lady Frances Strickland tours Flying Horse Farms
Friday, August 13th, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
The excitement around Flying Horse Farms continues to build as more and more people hear about this wonderful camp for severely ill children. This week, we were honored to give a tour to Ohio's First Lady, Frances Strickland.
See video of her tour with Board Chair, Rhonda Fraas, and Camp Director, Patrick Smith.
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Board Chair, Rhonda Fraas, Featured in Capital Style
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
Once in a while, our favorite people get recognized in the media for the great work they do both in and out of the camp. Below we feature a profile of our current and terrific Board Chair, Rhonda Fraas, that appears in the current issue of Capital Style (a central Ohio magazine). Congratulations to Rhonda for this well deserved recognition!
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Flying Horse Farms Floats!
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
It's safe to say that support for Flying Horse Farms is coming in ALL shapes and sizes. Last weekend one central Ohio neighborhood, New Albany, enjoyed a "floating" Big Red Barn in its Fourth of July parade. Wow! We want to shout out a special thanks to Theresa Belford and Donna Racque who were the masterminds behind this one-of-a-kind celeb... Read more →
Tags: Flying Horse Farms, Fourth of July, New Albany
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What a (Flying Horse) Ride!!
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
There are so many people to thank and so many stories to tell. Where to start? A good place is this: The Flying Horse Ride 2010 was a huge, enormous, outstanding success.
The dedication of Darris Blackford from A.D. Farrow Co. Harley-Davidson and lead organizer Bill Snodgrass from the Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle Club ... Read more →
Tags: Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, events, Flying Horse Farms, Flying Horse Ride, Fundraising, Victory Junction
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Support on iTunes
Monday, June 7th, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
One our our supporters and music engineer extraordinaire, Jeff Pearcy, recently produced a song, called Mushroom Pilot. He is donating $0.05 per download on iTunes to Flying Horse Farms. Thank you, Jeff!
To hear the song or buy it go to http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mushroom-pilot/id368840713... Read more →
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continuing a love for books
Friday, May 14th, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
Acts of generosity and kindness come toward the camp every day. We continue to be amazed at the creativity and thoughtfulness that's behind these gestures and love to share them here.
We were reminded this week of a special aunt to a camper of ours who continues to support us in her own special way. Sara Lewis Holmes, a prolific and dynamic au... Read more →
Tags: books, Flying Horse Farms
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Equitrekking with Darley Newman
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
We field lots of calls about the 'horse' part of our name and work hard to communicate we aren't just a horse camp. But of course we will have horses and riding will be a central activity to the camper's experience at Flying Horse Farms, not just the only one.
But when one of our volunteers suggested we connect Darley Newman, it gave us a chan... Read more →
Tags: Darley Newman, Equitrekking, Flying Horse Farms, Jenni Belford
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Time to eat the donuts!
Monday, April 26th, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
Here's another reason to love donuts!
Beginning April 26th through the next 35 days, take a drive to one of our local Krispy Kreme stores, indulge yourself a little and make a contribution that will benefit the U.S. Hole in the Wall Camps.
As generous as they are delicious, Krispy Kreme is running a "Happy Campers" program toward sending 100... Read more →
Tags: Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, Flying Horse Farms, fundraisers, Happy Campers Campaign, Krispy Kreme
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Cindy Lazarus Named CEO of Flying Horse Farms
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 by Flying Horse Farms
The Board of Directors of Flying Horse Farms is pleased to announce the appointment of Cindy Lazarus as CEO.
Lazarus previously led the YWCA Columbus as its CEO and President for five years. During that time, she helped build the YWCA Family Center, set-up a leadership program for young professional women and improved the agency's technology... Read more →
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